Short sword [.1] with loose brass discs on hilt. Wooden scabbard [.2] open on one side with a strap, which is broken, of animal hide with patches of dark fur. [ZM 29/3/2004]

Collection type: Object
Description: Short sword [.1] with loose brass discs on hilt. Wooden scabbard [.2] open on one side with a strap, which is broken, of animal hide with patches of dark fur. [ZM 29/3/2004]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Arunachal Pradesh Pasighat
Cultural groups: Adi
Person: Field collector Eric Thomas Drummond Lambert; PRM source Eric Thomas Drummond Lambert
Date / Period: Date made: Before 07/1936
Date collected: Before July 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1936
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Brass Metal, Material Cane Plant, Material Animal Skin, Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Length: max 632 mm, Width: max 110 mm, Width: max 80 mm, Length: max 755 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.36.94.1 Accession number: 1936.36.94.2
Research and responses: E. T. D. Lambert could Eric Thomas Drummond Lambert (1909-1996), who was an officer in the Indian (Imperial) Police from 1929-47, the Political Officer for the Brahmaputra-Chindwin Survey from 193506, and the District Commissioner of the Naga Hills in 1938 (see Who Was Who entry for further details). [CW 18/5/2000]
According to Ethnologue Online, the Abor tribe should be known as Adi. [CW 18/5/2000]

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